2015 FFSA season explained

Season:2015
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Football Federation South Australia season was the 109th season of soccer in South Australia, and the third under the National Premier Leagues format.

League tables

2015 National Premier Leagues SA

Competition:NPL South Australia
Season:2015
Winners:West Adelaide
Premiers:West Adelaide
Relegated:Port Adelaide Pirates, Modbury Jets, White City, Para Hills Knights
Matches:182
Total Goals:611
League Topscorer:Michael Matricciani (22 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Adelaide Blue Eagles 6−0 Modbury Jets
(19 February 2015)
West Adelaide 7−1 Modbury Jets
(18 April 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Adelaide Comets 1−8 Adelaide City
(11 April 2015)
Highest Scoring:9 goals Adelaide Comets 1−8 Adelaide City
(11 April 2015)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The National Premier League South Australia 2015 season was played over 26 rounds, from February to August 2015.

League Table

Leading Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Michael MatriccianiCampbelltown City22
2 Tom BriscoeWest Adelaide20
3 Kym HarrisAdelaide Blue Eagles19
4 Elvis KamsobaAdelaide Raiders15
Nicholas BuccoAdelaide City
Ryan KittoWest Torrens Birkalla
7 Anthony CostaAdelaide City14
Paul RadiceWest Torrens Birkalla

Finals

Promotion/relegation play-off

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2015 NPL State League

Competition:NPL State League
Season:2015
Promoted:Adelaide United Youth, Adelaide Olympic
Relegated:Adelaide Cobras, Seaford Rangers, Noarlunga United, Northern Demons, Eastern United, Gawler
Biggest Home Win:Adelaide United Youth 13−0 Eastern United
(21 June 2015)
Biggest Away Win:Gawler 0−8 Playford City
(30 May 2015)
Highest Scoring:Adelaide United Youth 12−3 Adelaide Victory
(29 August 2015)
Matches:240
Total Goals:1005
League Topscorer:Donovan Pollock (34 goals)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 NPL State League was the third edition of the new NPL State League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 16 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 30 rounds, with the league and playoff winners at the end of the year promoted to the 2016 National Premier Leagues South Australia.

Leading Goalscorers

Correct as of conclusion of Round 30

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Doni PollockAdelaide United Youth34
2 Fausto ErbaAdelaide Olympic32
3 Matthew GastonPlayford City Patriots26
4 Shomari SabathoPlayford City Patriots22
Oliver GrantThe Cove22

2015 SA Regional Leagues

AssociationChampions
Collegiate Soccer LeagueRostrevor Old Collegians
Port Lincoln Soccer AssociationSouth Coast
Riverland Soccer AssociationBarmera United
Western Border Football AssociationInternational Mount Gambier

2015 Women's Premier League

Competition:Women's Premier League
Season:2015
Premiers:Metro United
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

This was the last season of the Premier League format before the introduction of the NPL. The 9 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 16 games.

Cup Competitions

2015 Federation Cup

South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1 and State League 2.

This knockout competition was won by Croydon Kings.

The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the Croydon Kings, North Eastern MetroStars (as the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion), and the A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PS4 NPL SA Scoring Summary . Fox Sports Pulse . 26 September 2015. en.